Glove and other fastener



No Model.)

E. F. RATE.

GLOVE AND OTHER FASTENER.

No. 275,854.. Patented Apr. 17,1883.

PATENT Pr on.

EDWARD F. RATE, or oHIoAeo, ILLINOIS.

GLOVE AND OTHER FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,854, dated April17, 1883,

Application filed August 21,1882. (No model.) 1

To all trhom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD F. RATE, residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the United States, haveinvented a new and useful Improvementin Glove and other Fasteners, ofwhich the following is a full description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the palm orfront of a glove with the fastener applied to the wrist and in. positionwhen the wrist is open Fig. 2, a detail, being an elevation of the wristportion of the glove with the fastener applied thereto and in positionwhen the-wrist is drawn together or closed Fig. 3, a top or plan view ofthe fastener detached; Fig. 4, an edge View of the fastener; Fig. 5, atop or plan View showing a modification of the fastener; Fig. 6, a topor plan view showing another modification of the fastener.

The object of this invention is to construct a fastener which can bereadily and easily applied to the wrist of a glove,and which will do therequired work of closing or drawing the wrist together in an eifectualand reliable manner and without any trouble or inconvenience to theperson wearing the glove; and it is designed primarily for use withcoarse, heavy, or working gloves or mittens, but can be used for otherarticles 5 and its nature consists in providing a slotted platepivotally attached at one side or edge to one side of the wrist at theopening, and having its slot engaging with a stud attached to the wriston the opposite side of the wrist-opening, all as hereinafter morespecifically described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,A represents the fastener, which may be made bystamping, cutting, or otherwise forming from sheet-brass or other sheetmetal or material. Three ways or forms of cutting or making thisfastener A are shown in the drawings. In Fig. 3 the fastener is formedwith astraight or main portion, a, and extension or secondary portion a,and a 11p or heel, a", and is provided with a slot having a straightportion, b, and inclined portion 12, with an enlargement or recess, 12,at its terminal end, and the lip or heel a is provided with a hole, 0.

In Fig. 5 the fastener is made dou- Fig. 6 the fastener is formedsingle, having a main or body portion, a, and a lip or heel, a, in whichis an opening, 0, with a slot, 1), in the main or body portion, havingatone terminal end an enlargement, b, and at the other a hole or opening,

B indicates a glove of any of the usual makes, having a Wrist, B, with aslot or opening, 0, for the passage ofthe hand. The form of fastenershown in Fig. 3 is applied to the glove by passing a rivet or stud, 0,through the opening 0 of thelip or heel a and through the wrist B on oneside of the wrist-opening O, and then capping or otherwise fastening, asshown in Fig. 1, so as to leave the fastener free to turn on the pin orstud as a pivot. The pin or stud d is passed through the wrist B on theopposite side of the opening 0 and through the slot in the fastening,and capped or otherwise fastened, as shown in Fig. 1, so that the twosides of the wrists will be connected through the pins or studs 0 d andthe fastening A. The form of fastener shown in Fig. 5 is applied to theglove by passing the studs 0 (I through the wrist B on each side of theopening 0, one of the pins passing through the slot in one half of thefasteningA and the other through the slot in the other half, attachingthe fastener to the wrist, substan tially the same as shown in Fig. 1,except that with the form shown in Fig. 5 the fastener draws from bothsides, the pins 0 d passing from one end of the slots to the other. Theform shown in Fig. 6 is applied to the glove by passing a pin or studthrough the hole 0 of the lip or heel a, the same as for the fastener ofFig. 3'. The stud or pin (1 is secured to the glove-wrist B on theopposite side of the opening 0, and the fastener is connected therewithby passing the head of the stud or pin 01 through the opening 1", sothat the stem can enter the slot b.

In use the glove is slipped on the hand, as

usual, and the wearer, by drawing the opening 0 partly together with theother hand, can take hold of the end of the main body or por tion a andturn the fastener into the position shown in Fig. 2, the stud or pin clwith such movement passing to the terminal end of the portion b of theslot, bringing the two pins or.

studs in line, or nearly so, so that they will work against each otherandprevent the fastener from being easily turned back to unclasp or openthe wrist; and for greater security in this regard the terminal end ofthe slot may have the enlargement b to receive the stem of the stud orpin, and form a. guard or look by which the fastener will be held initsclosed position.

This device is very simple in construction, can be readily applied, willnot be liable to getout of order by being broken, and if broken orderanged in any manner can be readily replaced or repaired, and bygiving it the peculiar form shown it will be seen that a strong leverageis produced for the size of the fastening, and at the same time the twostuds or pins 0 d are brought in line, or nearly so, and in suchrelation with the main portion of the fastening that the accidentalunclasping of the glove cannot readily take place, as in order tounclasp the glove the wearer has to take hold of the free end and turnthe -faste1 iing into the position shown in Fig. 1.

Although in the form shown in Fig. 6 the slothas no inclined or diagonalportion, the same result is produced, as the hole 0 and the enlargementb have the same relative relation to each other, as in the form shown inFig. 3.

Although the fastener is shown applied to a glove, it is evident that itcan be equally well applied to a mitten, and can also be applied toother articles for drawing two parts together.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Theimproved glove-fastening herein shown, consisting of the levenplate A,pivotally attached by a. stud, c, on which it can turn on one side ot'the wrist-opening, and constructed with the. curved slot, as described,and apin fixed to the opposite side of the wrist-opening and arranged toslide in the curved slot, whereby the turning of the lever plate on itspivot will cause the curved slot and the fixed pin to coact and draw theedges of the wrist-opening together, substantially as set forth.

E D WAR 1) F. RATE.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, A. W. Bonn.

